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WILLIAM LINDSAY, OF MANCHESTER, ENGLAND.

APPARATUS FOR MEASURiNG, REGISTEFING, AND DELIVERING LIQUIDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 594,630, dated November30, 1897. Application filed December 30, 1896. SerialNo. 617,490. (Nomodel.) Patented in England June 7, 1894:, No. 11,028.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM LINDSAY, of Manchester, England, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Measuring,Registering, and Delivering Liquids/Powders, &c., (for which I haveobtained Letters Patent in Great Britain June 7, 1894, No. 11,028,) ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an apparatus for measuring matter in liquid,semiliquid, or powdered form preparatory to filling of receptacles-suchas jars, bottles, casks, or thelike.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an apparatus wherebyreceptacles can be supplied with an ascertained quantity of matterpreviously measured, so that when do: livered no possibility of waste bythe overflowing of the matter can occur.

The accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification,illustrate a number of forms in which the invention may be embodied.

Figure 1 shows a sectionalized end elevation of one form of apparatusembodying the invention. Fig. 2 shows a longitudinal section of thesame. Fig. 3 shows a cross-section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig lshows a sectionalized plan view taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig.5'shows a view similar to Fig. 1, illustrating a modification. Fig. 5shows the same view on an enlarged scale. Fig. 6 shows a section on theline 6 6 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 shows a sectionalized side elevation ofanother form of apparatus embodying the invention. Figs. 8 and 9 showsectional views of this modification under different adjustments. Fig.10 shows a sectionalized plan view taken on the line 10 10 of Fig. 7.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 6, inclusive, the letter 9 designatessupporting-columns screwthreaded to a limited extent and connected attheir upper ends by a cross-head g. A tank h is formed with guides h,embracing the columns 9 and adapted to slide thereon, the verticaladjustment of the tank in the present instance being effected throughthe following-described means: The-bridge-piece 71 on the tank is formedwith a centrally-located boss 7?, in which is fastened one end of ascrew 71;, projecting through the cross-head g, and engaged by a nut 9fitted to rotate in said cross-head, but held from longitudinal movementtherein by a shoulder formed on its lower end, and a hand-wheel hfastened to it above the cross-head g and resting thereagainst. Byturning the hand-wheel and with it the nut it will be seen thatthe tankmay be raised and lowered and an accurate adjustment thereof. obtained.

I preferably arrange a stirrer within the tank h and driveit through thefollowing-described connections with its spindle c The said bridge-pieceis formed with a horizontal bearing 0 for a shaft 0 operativelyconnected with the said spindle through miter-gears c and c afiixed tothe shaft and spindle, respectively. A sprocket-wheel 0 is affixed tothe outer end of the shaft 0 and is connected by a chain c with ahandle-equipped sprocketwheel a, loosely mounted on a stud 0 which isfixed in a suitable lug formed on the lower flange of the tank.

In the present case the frame or support e for the receivers isadjustably supported by means of lugs 11, formed thereupon and looselyembracing the columns g at the screw-threaded portions thereof, and nutsi on said screwthreaded portions below the said lugs, locking-nuts ibeing arranged on said screwthreaded portions above the lugs.

The receivers j are transparent and cylindrical and are supportedbetween the upper and lower sides of the frame e ends are closed bystuffing-boxes j, receiving stufling-glands j and tubes j which dependfrom the tank h, enter the receivers through said glands andstuffing-boxes, whereby, although a relative movement may be had betweenthe tank and receivers, air-tight joints are maintained between the saidtubes and the receivers. These tubes are designed to conduct-the matterin the tank to the receivers, and such communication is controlled byplug-cocks 7' arranged in the tubes jithe said plug-cocks havingcrank-arms 7' all of which are connected together by a tie-rod j, so asto secure simultaneous operation. The

Their upperv lower ends of the receivers are closed by-covers 7' whichare tapped to receive deliverynozzles j", in which are arrangedplug-cocks j", having crank-arms 3' connected b'ya tierod j. Theplug-cocks 7' are set oppositely ICO to the plugcocks j, so that whenthe latter are closed the former are open. A mechanism of the followingdescription is provided to secure reverse operations of these plugcocks:The tie-rodsj andj are connected, respectively, with crank-armsj and 7'affixed to shafts j and j, respectively, and the said shafts areconnected together by a lengthening-rod j coupled to crank-arms j and j,affixed to the shafts at an angle to the crankarms j and j, so as toform bell-cranks therewith. The crank-arm j is elongated to form ahandle, by manipulation of which the plug-cocks can be opened andclosed.

The measure is ascertained by a suitable scale marked thereon, the tubes3 being adjusted so that their lower ends register with the marks on thescales indicating the measure desired. As before indicated, thereceivers are air-tight, and therefore when the matter from the tank Itis allowed to flow into the receivers it will rise in the same only tothe points where the lower ends of the tubes j are located.

j and opens communication between the tank and receivers and closescommunication between the receivers and their delivery-nozzles. Thetransparency of the receivers enables the operator to ascertain at aglance when they have received their full quota of matter, and thereuponhe again manipulates the handle j, closing communication between thetank and receivers and opening communication between the receivers andtheir delivery-nozzles. A truck having previously been run in under thereceivers containing the jars or other receptacles which are to befilled, the said receivers discharge into said jars in the manner beforeexplained in connection with the first-described apparatus.

The stirrer hereinbefore described is not indispensable, but is verydesirable when matter in a semiliquid or powdered state is undertreatment. In Fig. 5 I show an apparatus without the stirrer, whichapparatus is designed more especially for the handling of liquids. Herethe tank is closed at the top and the supply-pipe 7t" enters at theside. The form of means for vertically adjusting the tank is slightlymodified as compared with the showing in Figs. 1 and 2. The tank isformed with a screw-threaded boss k in its top portion, which boss isengaged by a screw k passing loosely through the crosshead k" andcarrying above the same a handwheel which is fastened to it, so thatupon turning said hand-wheel the screw is turned and the tank movedvertically. A modification is also here illustrated of the arrange mentfor delivery of the contents of the receiver. In the former figures Ihave shown simply nozzles to discharge into jars with comparativelylarge open upper ends. In the figure now described the deliveryapparatus is shown adapted to bottles, and to this end thedelivery-nozzles m are contracted and funnels m are arranged to embracethe same and to be capable of vertical adjustment, the said funnelsbeing preferably struck up from a sheet of metal m which is supported bycords m passing through pulleys m, and carrying a counterbalancingweight on". \Vhen the truck containing the bottles to be filled is firstrun under the receivers, the funnetplate is elevated, as shown in Figs.5 and 5", sufficiently to clear the mouths of said bottles 2', but whenthe bottles have been properly positioned the f unnel-plate is drawndown so that the small ends of the funnels can enter the mouths of thebottles. By this arrangement it will be seen that the contents of thereceivers will be conducted into the bottles without any possibility ofspilling.

It will be evident that with an apparatus such as shown in Figs. 1 to 6,just described, the adjustment to ascertain the desired measure might beaccomplished as well by vertical movement of the receiver-support as bymove ment of the tank; and in Figs. 7 to 10 Ihave shown the form ofapparatus in which the tank )L is stationarily supported, and thereceiver support or frame 0 is adj ustably supported on the columns 0,which are screwthreaded throughout the greater portion of their lengthand carry nuts 0 and 0 above and below the guides 0", which embrace saidcolumns. In this form of apparatus the tank it rests upon beamssupported by the upper ends of the columnsfland, of course, the tubesat, which depend from the tank, do not partake of any vertical movement,as in the former case, but the receivers are moved up and down withtheir support to effect adj ustment to the measure desired.

A further modification is illustrated in these figures in connectionwith the delivery from the receivers. The apparatus is here adapted tothe filling of casks p, and flexible pipesections 19 are attached to thedelivery-nozzles of the receivers and are coupled with the bung-holes ofthe casks. The valve mechanism in this modification is substantially thesame as that before described in connection with Figs. 1 to 6.

Various forms of apparatus other than those here shown might be devisedfor embodying the invention, and I do not, therefore, confine myself toany one particular form of apparatus.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A measuringapparatus comprising an air-tight receiver, a measure-regulatingsupply-tube extending into and communicating with said receiver withprovisions for varying the extent of its projection thereinto, andvalves controlling the supply through said tube and the delivery fromthe receiver, substantially as described.

2. A measuring apparatus comprising an air-tight receiver, ameasure-regulating supply-tube extending into and communicating withsaid receiver with provisions for varying the extent of its projectionthereinto, a valve controlling the supply through said tube, a valvecontrolling the delivery from the receiver, and connections between saidvalves to effecttheir simultaneous operation, substantially in themanner described.

3. A measuring apparatus comprising a plurality of air-tight receivers,measure-regulating supply-tubes extending into and communicating withthe receivers respectively, with provisions for varying the extent oftheir projection thereinto, and valves controlling supply to saidreceivers through said tubes, and delivery from the receivers, andconnected for simultaneous operation substantially as described.

4. A measuring apparatus comprising a gang'of receivers,measure-regulating supplytubes extending into and communicating with thesaid receivers respectively and longitudinally adjustable therein, andvalves controlling supply to the receivers through the tubes anddelivery from the receivers and connected for simultaneous operation,substantially as described.

5. In a measuring apparatus, the combination of a supply tank orreservoir, an air-tight measuring chamber or receptacle below the same,one of said parts being adjustable toward and from the other, a tubefastened to the tank and communicating with the interior thereof andextending through a stuffing-box in the top side of themeasuring-receptacle and communicating with the interior of the latter,and adjusting means for varying the distance between the tank and thereceptacle and consequently the extent of projection of the tube intothe latter, to regulate the measure therein by entrapment of air in thereceptacle above the lower end of the tube.

6. A measuring apparatus comprising a supply-tank, a support below thesame, one of said parts being adjustable toward and from the other, agang of air-tight receivers carried by said support, tubes carried bythe tank and extending into the top sides of the receivers respectively,with a sliding engagement, valves controlling communication between thetank and the receivers through said tubes, valves controlling thedelivery from the receivers, connections between all the said valves forsecuring simultaneous operation thereof, and means for varying thedistance between the tank and the receiver-support and consequently theextent of projection of the tubes into the receivers, to regulate themeasure by entrapment of air in the receptacles above the lower ends ofthe tubes.

7. In a measuring apparatus, the combination of receivers, incommunication with a source of supply and having outlet-nozzles, valvemechanism controlling such communication, and, also, the outlet from thereceivers, a plate having a series of funnels embracing the said nozzlesrespectively, a counterbalance, flexible connections between the sameand the funnel-plate, and guides for said con- .nections.

In'testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, this 9th day of October, A. D.1896.

WILLIAM LINDSAY.

Witnesses:

JOHN l-IAMMILL, W. SENIOR ELLIs.

